Hometown · Manati, Puerto Rico
Manatí
9 major leaguers were born in Manatí, the 10th most of any town in Puerto Rico. The best known is Iván Rodríguez.
9major leaguers
1977first debut
2Active in 2025
2Hall of Famers
2,844hits: Iván Rodríguez
1strikeouts: Jesmuel Valentin
Players born in Manatí
9
| Player | Position | Years | H | HR | AVG | W | K | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Iván RodríguezHOF | C | 1991–2011 | 2,844 | 311 | .296 | |||
| Carlos BeltránHOF | OF | 1998–2017 | 2,725 | 435 | .279 | |||
| Jose Valentin | SS | 1992–2007 | 1,348 | 249 | .243 | |||
| Javier Valentín | C | 1997–2008 | 379 | 45 | .251 | |||
| Jose Miranda | 3B | 2022–2025 | 269 | 28 | .263 | |||
| Ramon Aviles | 2B | 1977–1981 | 51 | 2 | .268 | |||
| Matthew Lugo | OF | 2025 | 16 | 4 | ||||
| Jesmuel Valentin | 3B | 2018 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||
| Neftali Soto | 1B | 2013–2014 | 3 | 0 |
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Nearby baseball towns: Barceloneta (2) · Florida (1) · Ciales (1) · Vega Baja (5) · Dorado (2) · Arecibo (10)